Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries

by Terryl L. Givens and Reid L. Neilson

Book Overview

Mormon founder Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century American history, and a virtually inexhaustible subject for analysis. In this volume, fifteen scholars offer essays on how to interpret and understand Smith and his legacy. Including essays by both
Mormons and non-Mormons, this wide-ranging collection is the only available survey of contemporary scholarly opinion on the extraordinary man who started one of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195369769
• ISBN13: 9780195369762
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"